July 27, 2017
Actor Warwick Davis has joined the upcoming "Star Wars" Han
Solo film.
Director Ron Howard shared the news of Davis coming on board
for the film on Twitter, reports variety.com.
Howard was named the
director of the Han Solo film in June after Disney and Lucasfilm fired Phil Lord
and Christopher Miller months into the shoot.
Fans asked Howard when they
might get to see a sequel to his 1998 fantasy film "Willow", which starred
Davis.
He tweeted: "Glad you are asking for one! I directed Warwick
Davis for the first time in 30 years today. It made me happy."
Details of
Davis' role have not been shared yet.
Davis is no stranger to the
franchise though, as he has earlier starred as Ewok and Wicket W. Warrick, in
1993's "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". He also played assorted
characters in 1999 film "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", 2015's
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story".
The untitled standalone "Star Wars" film stars Alden Ehrenreich as young Han
Solo, Donald Glover as Han Solo's friend Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson as
Han Solo's mentor named Beckett and Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca among others.
Scripted by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, the "Star Wars" spin-off is scheduled
to release next year.